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migratory

[mahy-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈmaɪ grəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
ADJECTIVE
moving to another place
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Lamu hosts 70% of Kenya’s mangrove forests that provide a massive carbon sink and are vital breeding grounds for marine life and migratory birds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"This tells us we need to look for a migratory animal that was common enough in the oceans to leave abundant fossil remains."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ospreys are migratory birds which journey from wintering grounds in west Africa to Europe in the spring to breed.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Spanish and Italian agencies watching inbound migratory flows have to monitor the Sahara—a desert larger than the European Union—and the Mediterranean’s broad blue waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Traveling creatures, migratory birds, wandering foxes, rambling squirrels and garrulous hares—they all stopped and chatted with the old mouse, partaking of his hospitality, never dreaming of hurting him in any way.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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